Tag: 10 Minute Habit
Drawing is Free Speed Portrait Sketching on Zoom and Dylan’s 10@10 Sketch-along of Albert Einstein (Day 126)
Day 126 of sketching people. Drawing is Free speed sketching event on zoom. Sketched a series of portraits, where every pose is the length of a music track. Simple ink lines and tonal sketching on 5x8cm pieces of watercolour paper. I also did Dylan Sara’s 10 minute sketch-along on YouTube.
Urban Sketching People at Faro Hospital and Biro Portraits (Day 124)
Day 124 of sketching people at Faro hospital, where I added a bit of poetry to my sketch to memorialise the moment with a bit of reportage. Also continued my fasciation with biro portraits, using Earthsworld photo references.
Urban Sketching People at the café and Biro Portraits (Day 123)
Day 123 of sketching people at a local cafe. Added a bit of poetry to a couple of my sketches for a bit of reportage. Also continued my fasciation with biro portraits.
Urban Sketching People at the Cafe and Portraits in Biro (Day 121)
Day 121 of sketching people. Biro sketches with tonal shading from online resource images, and a couple of urban sketches at the cafe in ink and watercolour.
People Sketches in Biro for Dylan’s Expressive Portrait Class (Day 120)
Day 120 of sketching people with a biro and adding tonal shading. Using photo references from Dylan Sara’s 10 at 10 live YouTube sketch along where he sketches portraits in 10 minutes.
Day 37 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge
The output for Day 37 of sketching people was a trio of portraits. A Dylan Sara 10 minute live stream on YouTube, a Drawing Earthsworld Challenge on Facebook, and a small sad self-portrait because I missed my speed sketching event tonight. I also look at the Envelope Method of sketching portraits.
Day 35 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge
Day 35 of sketching people in ink and watercolour. Sketched from a travel photo from El Rompido, and from a couple of video freeze frames to create blind contour portraits. I also sketched along to a Dylan Sara Faces tutorial and captured some useful notes to bear in mind when sketching anything.
Day 33 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge
Day 33 of sketching people. Back in the studio to sketch from photos of No Pants Tube Ride event in London, and Dylan’s 10 minute Youtube live stream speed sketch.
Day 31 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge
Day 31 of sketching people. Three different live sketching events online. But using different materials and styles for each one, including blind contour sketches for Drawing is Free event, and my usual line style for the Drawing with Dylan live zoom. A busy day of speed sketching.
Day 29 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge
Day 29 of sketching people in ink and watercolour, was all about not liking my first pass at Doug Jackson’s 10 minute ink challenge and the Sketching Earthworld’s Challenge. So I had a second attempt at both challenges and learnt a couple of valuable lessons about using the right pen for the job, and the value of walking away from a subject if it doesn’t inspire you.
10 Minute Resources for Sketching People
How I started my 10 minute daily people sketching practice, and some tips and inspiration for starting your own sketching habit.
Artists, Have You Lost Your Way?
What happens if you lost your way as an artist? It’s time to stop scrolling, and focus on your core interests.
Tips for Creating an Art Habit
Sketching often is the only way we’re going to improve. So here’s one tips from me and Jo about how we go about it.
